In article . com,
"Robert M. Gary" wrote:

Can anyone on this list actually claim to check for TFRs for every
local flight in the pattern? Who would have known the VP was going to
be in Sac? He came stealth.

-Robert


Yes. I was on the east coast when 9/11 occured and twice heard
controllers telling pilots that they were "almost launched" on..meaning
they'd almost scrambled fighters on them. Makes you pay attention.
Ever since I haven't flown without giving FSS a call and asking for any
TFRs. Saved my butt a couple years ago. There was a TFR close enough
to the drop zone I fly for that if I had taken off I would have
violated. The TFR was for some wildland firefighting training that was
being done...I would have never expected one that morning.

The phone call only takes a couple of minutes.